Sam and Phoebe Burgess share honeymoon snaps

Mary Ward

The week after New Year's Day can be pretty terrible; the office shutdown is over but you are still having trouble remembering what day it is, and there's a piece of Christmas ham in the fridge that you aren't sure is still safe to eat.

But, what would make that week a whole lot better? Why, a luxury honeymoon to the Maldives.

The couple moved to Bath, England, last year while Sam tried his hand at English rugby union, but have since returned to Sydney in time for Sam to start training with the Rabbitohs again for the 2016 NRL season.

Although it is tempting to call Phoebe, whose father is former Minerals Council boss Mitch Hooke, a "WAG", she has said she is not a fan of the term.

In April she told the Bath Chronicle the label makes her "cringe a little inside".

"I personally wouldn't throw the term on my resume and it's not something I even consider myself in a serious way," the University of Sydney graduate said.

"I know it's harmless and I've only ever heard it used jokingly, but unfortunately the term is loaded with preconceived ideas of what kinds of women are 'WAGs'. Some people make the mistake of assuming your whole life's work has led to being labelled as one and everything you accomplished before that isn't important."

As for Phoebe's career, according to her personal website she is studying to become a Pilates instructor.